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* FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 flat
* Compass Group slips after warning on Europe performance
* De La Rue sinks after suspending dividend
Nov 26 (Reuters) - London's main index edged lower on
Tuesday as a near 7% slide in catering firm Compass Group offset
gains in miners that were driven by hopes of a resolution to the
U.S.-China trade dispute.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE gave up 0.1%, with Compass CPG.L
tracking its worst day since July 2014 after the company said
deteriorating business and consumer confidence hit performance
in Europe. The FTSE 250 .FTMC was roughly flat. Losses were contained as hopes that the Sino-U.S. trade
dispute could end soon gained traction after top negotiators
from Washington and Beijing held a phone call to try and hammer
out a preliminary "phase one" deal. Small-cap De La Rue DLAR.L , which last month hit its
lowest level in over two decades after a profit warning,
plummeted 16% after suspending its dividend and posting a near
90% plunge in first half adjusted operating profit.